Category: News
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US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients
The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses amid high levels of seasonal influenza
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis
The U.N. health agency estimates that health crises would leave 305 million people in need of urgent assistance in 2025
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WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in remote part of Tanzania
Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed sheets
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Despite international concerns, doctors say China flu-like virus is no COVID-19
Millions unknowingly infected with human metapneumovirus, or HMPV
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US added 256,000 jobs in December; unemployment rate dips to 4.1%
The monthly number beat forecasters’ expectations of around 155,000 new jobs
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UK Treasury chief heading to China to revive suspended economic, financial talks
Annual bilateral have been suspended since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and deteriorating relations in recent years
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Beijing says EU imposed unfair trade barriers on Chinese firms
Officials announce probe in July after Brussels began looking into whether Chinese government subsidies were undermining European competition
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Blinken visits Japan as Nippon Steel decision weighs on relations
Incoming President Trump also opposed merger
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Chinese economic growth among slowest in decades
Leaders nervously eyeing a potential trade standoff with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump
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Pakistan welcomes World Bank’s $20 billion lending pledge
The deal, which begins in 2026 under its Country Partnership Framework, is to help address the impoverished country’s acute development challenges